Animated Gifs

… send Live Photos as GIFs. To do so, users can tap the Attach button, then tap Photo & Video Library to browse the content on their camera rolls. From there, users can 3D Touch any Live Photo and tap “Select as GIF” to send the Live Photo as an animated GIF. These GIF features are now rolling out to users on iOS. WhatsApp is available to download for free on the iTunes App Store. Screenshot courtesy of Abhimanyu Ghoshal, The Next Web. …

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… for the NBA by more deeply integrating the league across Twitter’s many platforms. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also said in the release: Twitter is the fastest way to find out what’s happening in the NBA and to have a discussion about it. Watching NBA basketball together with Twitter is a great experience, and the league has been at the forefront…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) announced today an expanded content partnership that will bring exclusive original live programming and more video to Twitter, Vine and Periscope.

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… Tumblr introduced two GIF-related updates on iOS, including adding “GIF” as a new type of post. When users tap the new yellow GIF icon to share a GIF, they’ll see any content that can be turned into a GIF, like videos, bursts and live photos, or they can create a new GIF within the app. In addition, users can now add text overlays to their GIFs…

… movies and laugh-worthy memes with any of the 900 million people using Messenger—whether they’re Facebook friends or not. Facebook head of product for Messenger Stan Chudnovsky added in the Dropbox blog post: We want people to communicate just the way they want to on Messenger, with everyone they care about. Giving our users the ability to share…

… Twitter has announced the addition of GIF search to its platform on iOS, Android and the Web. The feature will allow users to search for GIFs to add to tweets and direct messages without leaving the Twitter app or website. With this update, when composing a tweet or direct message on the mobile Twitter app, users can tap on the new GIF icon…

… Inkboard has released its Animatic by Inkboard app on iOS, allowing users to create their own hand-drawn animations which can be sent to friends through text messages, or shared on social media. With Animatic, users can create animated GIFs frame-by-frame using a variety of drawing tools, including crayons, pencils, markers and more. Users…

… Giffage has announced the official release of its iOS keyboard app, which allows users to find GIFs to share in text messages and emails, or create their own GIFs to share. Giffage was co-founded by Elliot Tebele, who has over 6.8 million followers on Instagram, and functions as both a standalone app, as well as a third-party keyboard, once…

… Facebook is testing two ways to make it easier for users of its Messenger applications to share animated GIF files. TechCrunch reported that some Messenger users are seeing dedicated GIF buttons in their apps, streamlining the process of adding GIF files by eliminating the need to download and install third-party apps. According…

… Digital-video-recorder and TV-search company SnapStream announced support for native videos from Twitter last month, and version 6.6 of its software includes that and several new features. SnapStream said in a blog post last month that its users can “quickly and easily” upload captured TV moments to Twitter, with their Twitter audiences…

… Animated GIF files on Facebook? The social network finally announced support for the file format, but there are restrictions. Christina Warren of Mashable reported that GIFs will only be animated if they are posted via links, and not uploaded. Warren added that GIF links from Tumblr did not display properly in preview mode, but worked fine…

… While cinemagraphs aren’t exactly new, more companies are embracing the power of these mesmerizing GIF/video hybrids to generate engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Partly due to their creative nature, but also in response to Facebook’s autoplay video and Instagram’s ability to play videos on a loop, the end result offers a powerful incentive…

…, and they enable users to record 10 TV shows simultaneously from cable, satellite or digital antennas, with the content then viewable via PCs, Macs or iPads. Current SnapStream users include The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Soup, The Huffington Post, Gawker, the U.S. Senate, the New York City…

… Social Media Case Studies The New Yorker Illustrates the Art of the GIF With First-Ever Animated Cover Jessica Gioglio Leave a Comment Known for its artistic and unpredictable covers, The New Yorker is generating headlines this week with the debut of its first-ever animated GIF cover on its website and mobile applications. Created by artist…